Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-03-02

Uncle billy NILS and Uncle Lave
Mckinney were returning from Min
gOna, last Tuesday night. the buggy
was overturned, and Mr.. Mckinney
was seriously injured about the hips.
He is improving.
James Boutwell, says that because he
has sold his residence property in this
city, is no indication that he is tired OF
the town, for he is not; and just as
soon as he can get his affairs in shape,
he will build another good house. Mr..
Boutwell, has great faith in Medicine
Lodge and he predicts that it will have
boom this year.
County Superintendent Lands has
been engaged this week in apportion-
ing to the several school districts in the
county, the first tnstallment of the
state fund belonging to Barber county.
The amount received was about SLIPS.
being half the amount the county is
entitled to for this year. The school
population of the county entitled to a
portion Of tits fund is 3.OlS, according
to the returns made to the county
superintendent last October. and the
state fund apportioned this week,
amounts to 81 cents for each child in
the county attending public school.
But for any district to be entitled to
any part of this fund, it must have
maintained a school at least three
months during the year previous
to last October 1st, or it must
haye been cut off of district that did
maintain a school. And the same
school population, 3,Ols, will be used
in making the apportionment of the
coming summer. Mr.. Lands is bend
ing every effort to have the district Of
ficers more dilligent IN making reports.
Ladies' Thanksgiving Styles.
Rolling brims in hats will be in vogue
this season.
Soft crowns in suit hats are consider
cred stylish.
Bonnets are worn on the streets as
much as hats.
Artificial flowers are but little used
on millinery at present. Our bonnets
do not slow the least little bud; but
young ladies' ball dresses are ornament
ed with few blossoms.
There has been such lack of novel
ty in the make of dresses this season
that we hail with pleasure anything
new in that line. We therefore, hasten
to point out to our lady readers the new
hOney-comb stitch which has just been
introduced in the trimming of nantes
and dresses.
Bronze, cigar brown, cabbage green,
grape and stone blues will be the lead
ing cOlors this season.
Combination suits will be considered
one of the leading styles, and these are
rarely seen without match hats or bon
nets.
Plain styles prevail for costumes, the
simplicity of which is tempered by a
dash of elegance.
We are of the opinion that large hats
will be in favor this spring. PIumes
and tips, which are continually in style,
will be used more this season than
formerly.
For the samples of late styles. we
wish to call your attention to the fash
ionable millinery seen at Moore &
Merchants. This spring their stock
will be as complete as any in Southern
Kansas. Their spring opening will be
about April 1st.
Moore & Merchant say that no home
should be without Domestic Sewing
Machine, which they are BOW Offering
to the public on terms not beyond the
means of the most economical.
They also keep organs the music of
which is very sweet. A home is not
complete without Cornish neat.